16:33:45pjbFallenSky2077: people use lisp because it's easier and funnier than other languages!
17:13:41aethBecause if you want to embed another language inside of your programming language, you are stuck with simple string substitution in most languages instead of string (or binary!) generation from native syntax. "<html></html>" vs (html)
17:14:41White_FlameAlso, sometimes we even check if the person is still online. Tab nick completion is great for that ;)
17:14:57aeth(html) => "<html></html>" can be entirely compile time
17:15:36aethWhite_Flame: I did notice the lack of fal<tab>, which is why I didn't begin my line with fal<tab>
17:30:01sham1I don't understand why people leave channels